Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Peru
Peru: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 142,779 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Peru, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Peru recorded 142,779 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Peru peaked at 142,779 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44,642 number, in 1979.
Peru ranks 31st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 44,642 number | — |
| 1980 | 50,676 number | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 52,534 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 64,036 number | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 86,023 number | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 84,372 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 101,492 number | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 93,822 number | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 93,746 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 93,887 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 114,335 number | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 111,713 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 113,576 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 113,719 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 118,676 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 118,483 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 120,482 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 122,618 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 126,625 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 123,673 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 121,798 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 130,862 number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 132,628 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 132,594 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 136,541 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 136,892 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 139,438 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 142,779 number | +2.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 142,779 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 6.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 142,779 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 9.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +34.3% | 64,036 number | 86,023 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,642 number | 44,642 number | 44,642 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 55,749 number | 50,676 number | 64,036 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 91,427 number | 84,372 number | 101,492 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 112,124 number | 93,746 number | 122,618 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,383 number | 121,798 number | 142,779 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Peru?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Peru was 142,779 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 142,779 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,642 number in 1979.
- How does Peru rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.